News

​​​Here you will find links to articles and stories as well as various full editions of BC Renal News. Links to our research stories and full editions of our related newsletter can be found on our BC Kidney Research in Focus page.

 

 

At 96, oldest dialysis patient in BC is living life fully<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Leno%20Benetton%20%26%20Sparwood%20Hemodialysis%20staff%20-%202025%2010.jpg" width="563" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />At 96, oldest dialysis patient in BC is living life fullyhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/at-96-oldest-dialysis-patient-in-bc-is-living-life-fully2025-11-07 8:00:00 AM
BC Renal continues commitment to Indigenous health and wellness<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/1.%20National%20Day%20for%20Truth%20and%20Reconciliation%20-%20web.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />BC Renal continues commitment to Indigenous health and wellnesshttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/bc-renal-continues-commitment-to-indigenous-health-and-wellness2025-09-02 7:00:00 AM
Many thanks to BC Renal project manager Janet Williams as she retires<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Janet%20Williams%20-%202025%20June.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Many thanks to BC Renal project manager Janet Williams as she retireshttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/many-thanks-to-bc-renal-project-manager-janet-williams-as-she-retires2025-06-23 7:00:00 AM
Thanking Dr. Dan Martinusen for 26 years of leadership with the BC Renal Pharmacy Services Committee<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Dan_Martinusen1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Thanking Dr. Dan Martinusen for 26 years of leadership with the BC Renal Pharmacy Services Committeehttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/thanking-dr-dan-martinusen-for-26-years-of-leadership-with-the-bc-renal-pharmacy-services-committee2025-06-18 7:00:00 AM
Hemodialysis nurses trained for emergencies prove their value in first year<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/HEST-TEAM-2025.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Hemodialysis nurses trained for emergencies prove their value in first yearhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/hemodialysis-nurses-trained-for-emergencies-prove-their-value-in-first-year2025-05-14 7:00:00 AM
PROMIS team expands capabilities with PRO-Kid symptom assessment tool<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/PRO-Kid%20-%20main%20story%20image.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />PROMIS team expands capabilities with PRO-Kid symptom assessment toolhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/promis-team-expands-capabilities-with-pro-kid-symptom-assessment-tool2025-04-15 7:00:00 AM
Earth Day 2025: What’s new from BC Renal and our provincial network<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Earth%20Day%20image4_3.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Earth Day 2025: What’s new from BC Renal and our provincial networkhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/earth-day-2025-what’s-new-from-bc-renal-and-our-provincial-network2025-04-01 7:00:00 AM
Kidney Health Check quiz helps general public learn whether to see a doctor<img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/about/news-stories/Could%20you%20be%20the%201%20in%2010.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Kidney Health Check quiz helps general public learn whether to see a doctorhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/kidney-health-check-quiz-helps-general-public-learn-whether-to-see-a-doctor2025-03-03 8:00:00 AM
Social worker Sarb Basra carries her renal network experience forward<img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Q_A-with_Sarb_Basra-graphic.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Social worker Sarb Basra carries her renal network experience forwardhttps://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/social-worker-sarb-basra-carries-her-renal-network-experience-forward2025-02-07 8:00:00 AM
Revisiting Mark Fairey & Steve Wimperly living kidney donation story update<img alt="" src="/about-site/PublishingImages/Mark_Fairey_Steve_Wimperly.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Revisiting Mark Fairey & Steve Wimperly living kidney donation story updateAs we begin 2025 and reflect on the life-sustaining value of living kidney donation, we wanted to highlight this story update we first published in 2019...https://www.bcrenal.ca/about/news-stories/news/mark-fairey-steve-wimperly-living-kidney-donation-story-update2025-01-15 8:00:00 AM